Has a Front Camera

The Flex 2 15 has a front camera. Most of the other similar spec portable PCs that are a comparable age to the Flex 2 15 also have a front camera.

We compared all the other portable PCs which also have a front camera to this portable PC and we think the Flex 2 15[pl_2403359_price], or the Flex 2[pl_2827557_price] both from Lenovo or the HP Pro x2 612[plb_2439737_price] is also worth considering.

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1,600MHz Processor Memory Clock Speed

The Lenovo Flex 2 15 supports a faster memory clock speeds supported by processor than most portable PCs of this age and type. This laptop supports a 1,600MHz processor memory clock speed, whereas most laptops that have been on the market for around the same time as it support a 133MHz processor memory clock speed. In addition, this notebook PC supports 1 and 333MHz processor memory clock speeds.

This laptop's memory clock speeds supported by processor (1,600MHz) is actually the best supported memory clock speeds supported by processor across all portable PCs that came out around the same time as the Flex 2 15.

Across comparable types of laptop the worst supported memory clock speeds supported by processor is 133MHz.

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Quite Big Screen Size

The Flex 2 15 has one of the bigger screen sizes (15.6 inches) amongst similar spec portable PCs of this age. The screen sizes of 2 in 1 laptops that have been around for more than two years range from 10" to 16", and the average screen size is 13".

We compared this notebook PC to all the other 15.6" notebook PCs and we think cheaper notebook PCs such as the DELL XPS 12[plb_1586771_price] is also worth considering.

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L3 Processor Cache

This laptop has a L3 processor cache, which is the most frequently found processor cache on similar spec laptops that are a comparable age to it.

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802.11n WiFi Standard

This portable PC has an 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n WiFi standard, which is the most frequently found WiFi standard on 2 in 1 laptops that have been around for around the same time as it.

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64-Bit Operating System Architecture

This portable PC has a 64-bit operating system architecture, which is typical of many 2 in 1 laptops that have been around for more than two years.

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Has a Touch Sensitive Screen

The Flex 2 15 has a touch sensitive screen. Most of the other notebook PCs of this age and spec also have a touch sensitive screen.

We compared all the other portable PCs which also have a touch sensitive screen to this laptop and we think the Flex 2[pl_2827557_price], the FLEX 15[pl_2038302_price], or the Flex 2[pl_2561945_price] all from Lenovo is also worth considering.

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Silver EPEAT Compliance

This portable PC has a Silver EPEAT compliance, which is typical of many comparable spec laptops that have been available for a similar time to it.

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2x SO-DIMM Memory Slot

The biggest memory slots of the Flex 2 15 is 2x SO-DIMM. That's over two times the memory slots of the most frequently found memory slot of 1x SO-DIMM.

A 2x SO-DIMM memory slot is in fact the best memory slots amongst all 2 in 1 laptops that have been available for more than two years.

The worst memory slots amongst similar types of portable PC is 1x SO-DIMM.

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8 Reasons Against

Price Has Increased by £147.97

The Flex 2 15 has increased in price by £147.97 in the last 56 days.

Does Not Have a Full-Size Keyboard

The Flex 2 15 does not have a full-size keyboard, although it is worth noting that most of the other portable PCs that were launched more than two years ago also do not have a full-size keyboard.

We compared all the other portable PCs which also have a full-size keyboard to this notebook PC and we think the Flex 2 15[pl_2403359_price], the FLEX 15[pl_2038302_price], or the Flex 15[pl_2358298_price] all from Lenovo is also worth considering.

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Only HDD Storage Medium

The Flex 2 15 has a better storage medium than most portable PCs of this age and spec. This notebook PC has an HDD storage medium, whereas most laptops that were released more than two years ago have an SSD storage medium. HDD is a traditional storage drive which stores the information on magnetic disks. HDD drives are slower than other forms of storage such as solid state drives (SSD) and flash drives.

This portable PC's storage medium (HDD) is actually the worst storage medium across all 2 in 1 laptops that are a similar age to the Flex 2 15.

The best storage medium across similar types of portable PC is SSD.

If you would prefer a notebook PC with a better storage medium then you might want to consider the Toshiba Satellite U920t[plb_1448768_price] (SSD), or the Fujitsu Stylistic Q702[plb_1570770_price] (SSD) which is also cheaper.

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Quite Small Internal Memory

The internal memory of portable PCs of a similar type and age to the Flex 2 15 range from 1GB to 16GB. At only 4 gigabytes, the Flex 2 15 has a quite small internal memory compared to most of the other similar spec portable PCs that were released around the same time as the Flex 2 15.

It may also be worth also looking at one of the other 4GB internal memory portable PCs currently available including cheaper notebook PCs such as the Toshiba Satellite U920t[plb_1448768_price].

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Only 10 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Data Rate

This notebook PC Ethernet LAN data rate, which is the most frequently found Ethernet LAN data rate on comparable spec laptops that came out more than two years ago.

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Heavy

When compared to other comparable spec notebook PCs that have been available for a similar time to the Flex 2 15 that we have checked the weight of, the Flex 2 15's weight of 2.5 kilograms is one of the heaviest. The weights of laptops of this age and spec range from 0.88g to 20kg.

If you would consider a laptop with a heavier weight then you might want to look at the Flex 2[pl_2827557_price] (2.3kg), the Flex 15[pl_2829224_price] (2.3kg), or the Flex 2 15[pl_2403359_price] (2.3kg) all from Lenovo.

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Very Dim Display Brightness

Across all the comparable spec laptops that were launched more than two years ago the display brightnesss range from 200 cd/m² to 6,000 cd/m², and the average display brightness is 400 cd/m². The Lenovo Flex 2 15 has one of the dimmer display brightnesss (only 220 candellas per square meter) amongst portable PCs of this age.

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Thick

With a height of 25.8 millimeters, the Flex 2 15 is one of the thicker notebook PCs of this age and spec amongst 2 in 1 laptops of this age. The thinnest 2 in 1 laptop that has been available for around the same time as the Flex 2 15 is 1.9mm thick, the thickest is 200mm, and the average height is 23mm.

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5 Other reasons to consider the Lenovo Flex 2 15

Released Over Two Years Ago

This 2 in 1 laptop was released over two years ago.

Intel Core I3 Processor Family

The Flex 2 15 has an Intel Core i3 processor family which is better than the Intel Core i5 processor family found on most notebook PCs of a similar type and age to it.

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Average Total Storage Capacity

At 500 gigabytes, the Flex 2 15 has a fairly standard total storage capacity compared to most of the other comparable spec notebook PCs that were launched around the same time as the Flex 2 15.

There are a number of alternative 500GB total storage capacity portable PCs currently available which you might also want to look at including the Lenovo Yoga[plb_2506743_price] which is cheaper.

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Average Battery Life

At 6 hours, the Flex 2 15 has a relatively average battery life compared to most of the other notebook PCs that have been available for a comparable time to the Flex 2 15.

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Average Processor Clock Speed

With a processor clock speed of 1.7 gigahertz, the Flex 2 15 has a fairly average processor clock speed compared to most of the other 2 in 1 laptops that have been available for around the same time as the Flex 2 15.

It may also be worth also looking at one of the alternative 1.7GHz processor clock speed portable PCs currently available including the DELL XPS 12[plb_2396802_price] which is cheaper.

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